Alabama

One of two surviving South Dakota-class battleships, Alabama was commissioned in 1942 and spent forty months in active service in World War II's Pacific theater, earning nine battle stars over twenty-six engagements with the Japanese.

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park preserves the site of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, a decisive conflict fought on March 27, 1814, during the Creek War, part of the War of 1812. Located along a dramatic bend of the Tallapoosa River in east-central Alabama, the battlefield marks the defeat of the Red Stick faction of the Creek Nation by U.S. forces led by Major General Andrew Jackson, along with allied Native American warriors. The victory effectively ended organized Creek resistance in the

Little River Canyon National Preserve is a United States National Preserve located on top of Lookout Mountain near Fort Payne, Alabama, and DeSoto State Park. Created by an Act of Congress in 1992, the 15,288-acre preserve protects what is sometimes said to be the nation's longest mountaintop river, the Little River. Camping:  There are currently no campgrounds and backcountry camping is not permitted at Little River Canyon National Preserve

Tucked into the quiet hills of northeastern Alabama, Russell Cave National Monument may not have the sweeping vistas of a national park, but what it offers is something just as powerful: a direct connection to thousands of years of human history. This small but remarkable monument protects one of the most important archaeological sites in the southeastern United States—and it tells a story that spans nearly 10,000 years. A Window Into Ancient Life Russell Cave served as a natural shelter for gen